page_title: Land Forces of the National People's Army
section_title: Types of units
hierarchical_section_title: Land Forces of the National People's Army / Types of units
caption_attribution_description: Soviet FROG-7B (Luna-M) missile system, displayed in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum. This was a tactical weapon, with a range from 10 to 65 km and a 450 kg warhead, conventional, chemical or nuclear. Photo taken on June 18, 2006. Source: Photo by me, User:Balcer.
context_page_description: The Land Forces of the National People's Army, was the ground-based military branch of the German Democratic Republic National People's Army. The Land Forces Command, located at Geltow was established on 1 December 1972 as a management body created for the land forces. The NPA itself was created on March 1, 1956 from the Kasernierte Volkspolizei.
context_section_description: Divisions
  Motorisierte-Schützen-Division (motorised/mechanised infantry division)
  Panzerdivision (tank/armoured division)
  Regiments
  Artillerieregiment (artillery regiment)
  Panzerregiment (tank/armoured regiment)
  Ersatzregiment (replacement regiment)
  Fla-Raketen Regiment (AA-missile regiment)
  Mot.-Schützenregiment (motor rifle/mechanised infantry regiment)
  Battalions
  Aufklärungsbatallion (reconnaissance battalion)
  Battalion Chemische Abwehr (chemical defence battalion)
  Battalion Materielle Sicherstellung (logistical security battalion)
  Instandsetzungsbatallion (repair battalion)
  Nachrichtenbatallion (signal battalion)
  Pionierbatallion (engineer battalion)
  Sanitätsbatallion (medical battalion)
  Detachments
  Panzerjägerabteilung (light AT detachment)
  Raketenabteilung (rocket detachment)
  Geschosswerferabteilung  (heavy mortar detachment)
caption: A former Landstreitkräfte ZIL-135 truck configured as a FROG-7B (Luna-M) missile system, displayed in the Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum
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